Hawthorne once joined a transcendentalist utopian society Brook Farm. What could not be the possible reason for that()
A. He deeply believed in transcendentalism for life
B. He was able to save money staying there
C. He wanted to use the experience writing his novel
D. He could get a home for Sophia and himself
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In Madrid, Longfellow spent time with_______ and was particularly impressed by the author’s work ethic()
A. Washington Irving
B. Ralph Waldo Emerson
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Henry David Thoreau
By “a fearful symbol of the self-enclosed individualism” it is meant to refer to the potentially dangerous_____()
A. fearless individualism
B. aimless freedom
C. unbounded individualism
D. depleted freedom
According to Emerson’s ideas, which of the following statements is not true()
A. Despite the pressure to conform to society, all people still display some measure of self-reliance
B. If people exercise their natural self-reliance, it will bring them back into their original connection to nature
C. While conforming to societal expectations can warp or obscure a person’s natural self-reliance, it can’t eliminate it entirely
D. Every man can violate his nature
Why does Hester Prynne return to Salem at the end of The Scarlet Letter()
A. She wants to continue her penitence
B. She runs out of money
C. She misses her friends
D. She wants to see her lover before he dies